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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tractorboy69" data-source="post: 1532071" data-attributes="member: 70552">IreneThey can be encountered anywhere along the south-eastern edge of the country park i.e on the heathy/marshy areas outside of the wooded area, but the best place to see them is to walk south-east from the Country Park car park (£1 for all day) down to the main lake/observation tower area and then there is an obviousish valley that carries on south east down from the tower to a small pond.There is a small stream that runs down the valley, although as it is very well vegetated you wouldn't actually know it was there apart from the reeds/rushes etc, and the Keeled Skimmers are to be found along the full length of the stream down to the pond and were pretty abundant when I was there yesterday.Would be interested in knowing if you see anything else there as it has been pretty unproductive for other dragonfly species on my visits this year.Butterfly highlights y'day included a few Graylings, Common Blue and Small Copper, and birdwise a small flock of Crossbills flew over and a Turtle Dove was purring away, and on a visit last week a couple of Nightjars were churring (at 14.25 & 16.15!)Simon</blockquote>